ATCO Concrete Products NV

Description:

A fully automated batch plant with a capacity of approximately 96 m3 per hour is open daily from 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM non-stop from Monday to Friday to service all clients during normal working hours. We are however, flexible in working hours and are often enough requested for special projects to work outside our normal working hours, on weekends and holidays. For home- and other building projects we have standard mix designs available recommended by the architects and required by Public Works for use in the different stages or parts of the construction.

As is the case with ATCO Super mix, we use imported quality limestone aggregates exclusively for block production. Mix designs for the production of blocks have been extensively tested and improved during the years in order to reach a perfect balance between strength of the block and the ability to plaster finish without fear of non-adherence of the plastering material. Details like these may sound simple, but for professional mason they are very important.

The standard building practice on our island for the construction of houses and buildings is the use of solid masonry units. These solid blocks, as they are commonly called, are used for load bearing walls as well as non-load bearing walls. The Aruban Public Works does not specifically require solid blocks as load bearing units, however, most engineers design their projects with solid blocks. Hollow blocks are also produced and are mostly used in non-bearing walls. The sizes are the same as the regular solid blocks and come in 4”, 6” and 8” units.

As a leader in concrete, block and paver production, Atco Concrete Products N.V import all of its raw materials for the production of concrete, pavers and masonry products. Focusing on the highest standards of quality, continuity and consistency, Atco refrains from quarrying materials on the island in order to support Aruba’s unique landscape with all its Flora and Fauna.

Since 2014, Atco Concrete Products also offer Washed Aggregates. Atco Concrete Products Washing Plant enables us to reprocess construction and demolition waste such as stone, concrete, bricks into high quality, commercially viable washed sand and stones. This technology not only avoids the need for excavation of the surrounding environment, but also enables us to save on the costs of importing materials from neighbouring countries, allowing us to remain competitive by passing on the cost saving to the end user.